Signal



@if f M. B. ARMITAGE.

. SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1,9, 1.920.

v PatentedJune 27, 1922.

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stares ortica` MARJORIE BELLE A RMITAGE, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

SIGNAL.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted ,hule 27, 1922 applicationfiled August 1a, 1920. sei-m1 no. 4o4,4ss.- i s ed a new and usefulSignal, of which theV following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a simple means whereby thedriver of a motor propelled vehicle may indicate to the drivers of othervehicles, his intentions with regard to the control of the vehicle whichhe is driving.

The invention aims to provide a device of the kind mentioned which maybe mounted on acar without defacing the same, the device beingadjustable to fit the car.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

lith the above alq other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, wit-hin the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in elevation, a portion ofan automobile whereunto the device forming the subject matter of thisapplication has been applied; Figure 2 is a vertical section takenapproximately on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a top planwherein parts are omitted; Figure 4 is a fragmental longitudinal sectionshowing a portion of one of the side members of the frame; and Figure 5is a diagram illustrating the signal circuit.

The device forming the subject matter of this application embodies atriangular frame, including a base 1 of hollow form, to receiveand-house a battery 28, the base being open at its top. The framecomprises side members, including lower tubes 2, and upper tubes 3, thelower ends of the tubes 2 being secured in the base 1 adjacent to theouter edges thereof. The tribes 2 are telescoped into the tubes 3,relative longitudinal movement between the parts 2 and 3 being preventedby clamping devices of any sort, such as set screws 4. The upper ends ofthe 5' to the tubes v6 and 7 of a top member, the tube 7 being slidablefor adjustment in the tube 6, relative movementbetween the tubes 6 and 7being prevented by a `clamping de tubes 3 are connected by elbows orcouplings fvice or set screw 8. The base 1 is adapted to be secured tothe lower portion 9 of a wind shield frame 10, the top or upper memberof the triangular frame being disposed adjacent to the top of the windlshield frame. Thebase 1 is suppliedwithouter seats or notches 11,located adjacent to the side members of the triangular frame, therebeing seats 12 in the base, located inwardly of theV seats 11, the seats12 being deeper than the seats 11. The base has a single central seat ornotch, denoted by they numeral 14.

n The invention comprises an arm, including a lower. member 15telescoped for ad* j ustment into an upper member 16, relative lmovementbetweenthe members 16 and 15 being prevented by a set screw 17. Themember 15 is supplied with a rearwardly extended pin 18 carrying a knob19. The pin 18 may be received in any of the seats 11, 12 or 14, theupper member 16 of the arm. being received slidably in a slot 20 formedin the elements. 6 and 7 which make up the top member of the triangularframe. The pin 18 constitutes a fulcrum on which the arm 15-16 may beswung laterally, in the slot 20, toward and away from the inclined sidemembers of the triangular frame. It is possible to place the pin 18 inany of the seats 11, 12 or 14 and,` when the pin is mounted in the seats11, the arm 15-16 being shifted accordingly, to the ends of the slot 20,an indication is given that the vehicle is about to turn to the left orto the right. When the vehicle is to remain stationary, the pin 18 isreceived in the central seat or notch 14, the arm 15-16 being disposedin the vertical position shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. Vhen it isdesired to give no signal at all, then the pin 18 may be lowered into'one of the seats 12, a flag 25 at the upper end of the part 16 of thearm being lowered accordingly.

Electric lamps 26 may be mounted on the upper portion of the triangularframe, at the ends thereof, and upon the arm 6. The

lamps 26 are located in a circuit including a f a battery 28 housed inthe base 1, the base' having a switch 30, interposed in the conductor27, and constituting means whereby the lamps 26 may be lighted or turnedout at will. The structure last above defined constitutes means wherebya signal may be given after nightfall, when the arm 15-16 and the liag25 cannot be seen.

Through the instrumentality of the switch 30, the lamps 26 may belighted and extinguished together, to flash signals according to anypredetermined code. 1t is advantageous to have two of the seats 12, tothe end that the pin 18 may be moved over into one of the seats 12readily, from either of the seats 11. When the arm 15-16 is swung to theleft or to the right, to a position adjacent to one of the side members2 3, the pin 18 is received in the adjacent seat 11. The arm 15-16 thusis held close to the selected side member 2 3, in parallel relationthereto, and does not materially encumber the view. The upper end of theelement 16 is held frictionally in the slot 20, against movement, savingunder the application of an appreciable force, and the arm 'l5- 16 will,therefore, remain in any position to which it may have been swungtransversely. Any suitable means may be employed for attaching thedevice to a vehicle, this mattei' being a detail well within the scopeof the skill of a mechanic.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A traiiicindicator comprising a frame including a base and a top bar, an armslidable on the top bar and co-operating elements carried by said armand base permitting` a lateral shifting of the arm and vertical movementthereof.

2. A trafiic indicator comprising a frame including a base and a topbar; an arm slidable on the top bar and provided with a projection, thebase having seats receiving the projection and permitting a lateralshifting of the arm, one of the seats being deeper than the other, topermit a downward movement of the arm.

3. A traflic indicator comprising a frame, a laterally movable armprovided with a projection, said frame having seats for receiving theprojection and permitting a lateral shifting of the arm, one of theseats being deeper than the other to permit a downward movement of thearm.

1n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, 1 -have hereto afixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Mrs. MRJR'lE BELLE ARMITAGE.

Witnesses:

A. C. RANDEL, Mrs. A. C. RANDEL.

